Prepare follow-up for a failed CircleCI deployment
Capture the failure details while the deployment context is fresh.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Why this helps
After a deployment fails, teams often spend time reconstructing what happened before they can ask for help.
- Keep the error context together with the follow-up.
- Review the draft before contacting anyone.
- Reduce the time spent reconstructing a failed deployment.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CircleCI and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it Deployment Failure Follow-up Draft.
- 3Tell Notis to inspect the CircleCI deployment identified by the incoming request and draft a Gmail message with the result, relevant job details, and unanswered questions.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger, select where run reports should go, and test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
What starts this automation?
An HTTP request to its Notis webhook starts it. The request should identify the CircleCI deployment or provide enough context for Notis to find it.
Will it send an incident email?
No. The automation creates a draft so you can check recipients and details first.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Circleci to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Circleci triggers
Gmail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Circleci and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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